Ki Seitzei 22:06 · unit 2
TT #147 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Second Aliyah · Passuk 22:06
The Complete Passuk
כִּי יִקָּרֵא קַן־צִפּוֹר לְפָנֶיךָ בַּדֶּרֶךְ בְּכָל־עֵץ אוֹ עַל־הָאָרֶץ אֶפְרֹחִים אוֹ בֵיצִים וְהָאֵם רֹבֶצֶת עַל־הָאֶפְרֹחִים אוֹ עַל־הַבֵּיצִים לֹא־תִקַּח הָאֵם עַל־הַבָּנִים׃
If a bird’s nest chances before you on the road, on any tree or on the ground, with chicks or eggs, and the mother is sitting on the chicks or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young.
Chabad.org — 22:06
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Chullin 138b .
Sefaria — Chullin 138b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
קַן צִפּוֹר – פְּרָט לְטָמֵא.
English: “A bird’s nest” — excluding an unclean bird.
On the daf / in context: The mitzvah applies only to kosher birds.
Type of Learning Limiting derash excluding non-kosher species.
What Is Learned The commandment of sending away the mother bird applies only to pure (kosher) birds.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.